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This is a modest, targeted and, I would say, overdue proposal. It does not seek to redraw the whole law of fraud or cyber crime. It simply closes a glaring gap by recognising that the act of digital identity theft—the deliberate acquisition of someone else’s personal identifiers with the intention of impersonation—should itself be a criminal offence. It would support earlier intervention by law enforcement, strengthen deterrence and send a clear public signal that in the digital age your identity is not up for grabs.